High-resolution audio files have become popular recently. So just as a file format 44.1khz is good enough and doesn't cost you any quality compared to 48khz. Personally I hope at least one of the two eventually dies out so we will have only one standard, and seeing that with modern technology 44.1khz is enough and also produces around 7% smaller files I'd vote for that.Considering all this it's probably smartest to just set OBS to record/stream at whatever sampling rate your desktop sound is running at, or 44.1khz for youtube since it usually resamples to that. Is this the case for OBS or does 48khz provide any other advantages I'm not aware of?I recently purchased a DAC (Modi 3) and in windows settings I have the option to select a sample rate and bit depth ranging from 16 bit, 44.1 kHz to 32 bit, 192 kHz (I attached a picture with the options available).Assuming there really isn't any difference between sampling rates in quality the only question would become resampling. So if everything you use has the same sampling rate nothing has to do resampling, resulting in recording that is more efficient and less likely to fail due to some bad resampling, right? Now does this mean I should simply set my windows sound devices all to 48khz so OBS doesn't have to resample, or does this simply force my windows to resample my sound instead of OBS?EDIT: I'm primarily asking this with my local recording setup in mind, but I assume it would be pretty much the same for streaming anyways.Click to expand.My guess is it depends on something in your hardware rather than your OS. My computer came with 44.1khz like Ferret's.I've done some reading on sampling rates in general ( this for example) and it turns out 44.1khz is more than enough to cover all audible frequencies.
Default Sample Rate And Sample Rate For Windows Mac Users ListenFirst, iTunes supports high-resolution files, in its Apple Lossless format. Some recording systems use a sample rate of 176.4 kHz – four times the sample rate of CDs – and it makes more sense to simply divide that sample rate in half than to downsample it to 96 kHz, which would introduce more artifacts.(Note that you can also get high-resolution files on optical discs, such as DVD-audio discs or SACDs (Super Audio CDs), but I’m only discussing digital files here.)Many Mac users listen to high-resolution files using iTunes or other software, and it’s important to note that to get the most out of these files, you need to check some settings. For example, you may see files at 24-bit, 88.2 kHz this is because 88.2 kHz offers the most mathematically pure way of downsampling audio to the 44.1 kHz required by the CD format. The most common high-resolution audio files are 24-bit, 96 kHz, but sample rates up to 192 kHz exist as well.Bit and sample rates available depend on how the music is recorded. These may be 16-bit at a higher sample rate, 24-bit at the same sample rate, or, most often, 24-bit at a higher sample rate. A CD contains music in what is known as the “Red Book” format, 2 channels, 16-bit linear PCM (pulse-code modulation), sampled at 44.1 kHz.High-resolution files are available at higher bit rates and sample rates than what you can get on a standard CD.Click on the output you’re using for your music – in most cases this will be Built-in Output, and may be Analog or Digital. Go to your Applications folder, then open the Utilities folder inside it. I looked at HDtracks’ Frequently Asked Questions, and they make no mention of changing the bit and sample rate on a Mac (or on a Windows PC for that matter).So here’s what you need to do. And even some vendors of high-resolution files don’t even tell Mac users what they need to do. I’ve heard from many people who are delighted with their high-resolution audio files, who actually aren’t listening to them at their full bit and sample rates.![]() If you do listen to high-resolution files, then you should make the change now.(Of course, this is only useful if you don’t think, as I do, that high-resolution music files are just a marketing scam.)Thank you. But otherwise, this information isn’t easy to find. (Some people will argue that oversampling will make lower-resolution audio files sound worse I don’t think so, but if you do, you can make the above change only when you play high-resolution files.)So, tell me the truth… If you listen to high-resolution files on your Mac, had you already changed those settings? If you’d read my Macworld article of 2011, you most certainly did. Your sound card will now play these files at their correct bit and sample rates. Change these to 96000.0 Hz (regardless of whether your high-res files are 96 kHz or less) and 2ch-24bit Integer. If they’re set to 44100.0 HZ and 2ch16bit Integer, then you’re listening to high-resolution files at CD quality. Soubor dmgI ripped it using iTunes with zero problems, everything sounded great but I was kind of paranoid still. One day I uncovered a somewhat used and scratched Beatles compilation I had for years. Until very recently all my music was Apple Lossless through iTunes. ![]() But the damage was done and I had lost confidence on the format. It is just so more convenient and it would be a pain to go through re-ripping my stuff again. I went back and forth a dozen times on those tracks re-ripping them to AIFF, Lossless, using iTunes and XLD and I really didn’t wanted things to sound better than Apple Lossless. Went back to Apple Lossless and they didn’t sound as good. Please, don’t take it as a “war of formats” post.
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